Table 1 Baseline characteristics of children under 5 years old at their first presentation to hospital with malaria
From: Early and late mortality after malaria in young children in Papua, Indonesia
Characteristics | Total n = 15,716 | Inpatients n = 3524 | Outpatients n = 12,192 |
|---|---|---|---|
Age, years (%) | |||
 Median [Range] | 1.7 [0.1, 5.0] | 1.5 [0.1, 5.0] | 1.8 [0.1, 5.0] |
 1–5 years | 11,155 (71.0) | 2376 (67.4) | 8779 (72.0) |
  < 1 year | 4561 (29.0) | 1148 (32.6) | 3413 (28.0) |
Sex, n (%) | |||
 Females | 7462 (47.5) | 1656 (47.0) | 5806 (47.6) |
 Male | 8254 (52.5) | 1868 (53.0) | 6386 (52.4) |
Ethnic groupa, n (%) | |||
 Non Papuan | 1100 (7.0) | 324 (9.2) | 776 (6.4) |
 Highland Papuan | 11,714 (74.5) | 2516 (71.4) | 9198 (75.4) |
 Lowland Papuan | 2889 (18.4) | 679 (19.3) | 2210 (18.1) |
Haemoglobin concentration, n (%) | n = 8687 (55.3%) | n = 3201 (90.8%) | n = 5486 (45.0%) |
 Mean Haemoglobin [SD] g/dl | 8.1 [2.4] | 7.3 [2.8] | 8.6 [2.0] |
 Hb < 7 g/dl | 2674 (30.8) | 1441 (40.9) | 1233 (10.1) |
 Hb < 5 g/dl | 974 (11.2) | 814 (23.1) | 160 (1.3) |
Malnourished, n (%) | |||
 Normal | 15,497 (98.6) | 3368 (95.6) | 12,129 (99.5) |
 Undernourished | 219 (1.4) | 156 (4.4) | 63 (0.5) |
Species of malaria, n (%) | |||
 P. falciparum | 6184 (39.3) | 1818 (51.6) | 4366 (35.8) |
 P. vivax | 7499 (47.7) | 1146 (32.5) | 6353 (52.1) |
 P. ovale | 3 (0.02) | 0 (0.0) | 3 (0.0) |
 P. malariae | 203 (1.3) | 25 (0.7) | 178 (1.5) |
 Mixed Infections | 1827 (11.6) | 535 (15.2) | 1292 (10.6) |